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It will settle, not harden. I am not sure what they recommend, but most inkjet ink will last about a year after purchase if your distributor has a good turnover.
I saw a report on the R & H ink- which I think fastink is DuPont?
Anyway it said that to extend the shelf life of CMYK to two years- shake weekly. DuPont is probably similar.
White ink shelf life can be extended a few months if shaken daily. But there is a point where it hardens into flakes and will not shake/dissolve back into solution.
I saw a report on the R & H ink- which I think fastink is DuPont?
Anyway it said that to extend the shelf life of CMYK to two years- shake weekly. DuPont is probably similar.
White ink shelf life can be extended a few months if shaken daily. But there is a point where it hardens into flakes and will not shake/dissolve back into solution.
I wish i knew about the shaking of the CMYK ink i have bottles of Fast Ink 2 that have been sitting around since Jan 06- so in the garbage they go- it's a shame because it's the 250 ml size... i had them stored in an unopened box that i completely forgot i had...sigh
I wish i knew about the shaking of the CMYK ink i have bottles of Fast Ink 2 that have been sitting around since Jan 06- so in the garbage they go- it's a shame because it's the 250 ml size... i had them stored in an unopened box that i completely forgot i had...sigh
If you haven't tossed them already give this a try. Shake them thoroughly several times. Then strain them through a coffee filter. A coffee filter is a 20 micron filter. This size filter is recommended in the DuPont Artistri white ink bulletin as being the size filter need to filter the ink when rebottling from the larger containers the ink is shipped in.
If it was me I would shake, then strain those CMYK inks and use them.
White is different - I myself would not recommend to use if it has sat unshaken for very long, even with straining it.
that sounds like a great idea- i think that may be a wonderful way of saving it... i'll try it and see what the outcome is... thanks for the great info
* i was also thinking of taking the bottles to a the paint counter at a place that sells paint- and ask them to shake them in the paint can shaker so it mixes real well- i guess it couldn't hurt?
Last edited by howrdstern; November 17th, 2007 at 04:43 PM.
shelf life of Fast Ink? 
Re: shelf life of Fast Ink? 
